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BELIEF

DURING DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR, LITTLE WHITE FLUFFS FLOAT IN
THE AIR. WE CALL THEM SANTA CLAUSES AND IF YOU CATCH ONE AND MAKE
A WISH, THEN LET IT GO, YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE.

Submitter comment: I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE LITTLE WHITE FLUFF IS, BUT SOME HAVE SAID IT
COULD BE A COTTONWOOD TREE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN

Subject headings:

BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Prayer
SPEECH -- Folk Name for Plant

Date learned: 00001960S

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